Tuesday, November 18, 2008

This one is for my friend KT. Years ago, when we were both in high school, KT worked at a pet store. In that pet store was a Macaw named Alex, who ran the place and would chase the cats in the store. I wonder sometimes where he is and how he's doing. If he had good caretakers, he should out live both of us.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

On occasion a pet has a swollen ear due to blood vessels that have ruptured inside the ear flap, between the inside and outside layer of cartilage. This causes the ear to fill up with bloody fluid and after a period of time the blood in the ear clots and there is a firm swelling. If left untreated the ear will be painful and will eventually scar down similar in appearance to a cauliflower ear.

Kelly started showing symptoms yesterday. I took her to the Vet this morning and started with medical therapy. The Vet drained her ear, gave her some steroids, and taped down her ear to reduce swelling. We were told that there is a 50-50 chance this will take. If it doesn't she'll have to have surgery. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

Friday, November 14, 2008

This is the first snow of the season, such as it is, down here on the Plains. We got enough to cover everything, but temperatures are rising, so it should all be melted by the weekend. The mountains, of course, have had snow for at least a month. Contrary to what most people think, Denver and the other Front Range communities are not in the mountains. Our weather is more similar to that experienced in the plains states, to the east, than the mountain weather to the west.

Saturday, November 08, 2008

Final Election ResultsRabbit Hash, Ky

An estimated 215% of local registered and unregistered voters swarmed the polls here in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky for the 2008 Mayoral election.

A highly contested race from the beginning, this race has not let up since it began on Old Timers' Day, 2008. Ten dogs, one cat, one opossum, one jackass, and one human being vied for the ultimate position of political power in this small Ohio River community in Boone County, Kentucky.

It was a dog-eat-dog race. Only this morning, the front runner was Travis the cat, holding a modest lead over two canine contenders. Travis showed a steady popularity the entire day, gaining the majority of the popular vote cast during the day.

After the presidential polls closed at 6:00 PM EST, the focus and the voters and the money relocated to Election Central in the Rabbit Hash barn. Food, fellowship, and good old American politics then prevailed for the next hour or so......and boy-oh-boy did things get heated. Candidates were chasing each other around the barn while the humans on the other end of the leashes were cutting deals and lobbying the public. Bark-The-Vote was the order of the day as the characteristic idiosyncrasies of the Darwinian mix prevailed. Growls, yelps, nips and bites were rampant amongst the candidates. The human conceded early on. Some of the canines followed suit. It was a political battle unrivaled in American political history.

In the waning moments of the months-long ordeal, the great common denominator reared its ugly head and responded to the "last call.' Money flew like fur and the hair was rising the length of each and every spine. Even the dogs knew something was going on as they pulled on their leashes in an attempt to control their handlers.

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Obama, now president elect, has won a landslide. Over 340 electoral votes. After eight long years under the most corrupt administration its a breath of fresh air. He has both houses of congress behind him. Lets see if they can do anything with it.

Monday, November 03, 2008

A man canvassing for Obama in western Pennsylvania asks a housewife which candidate she intends to vote for. She yells to her husband to find out. From the interior of the house, he calls back, "We're voting for the n----r!" At which point the housewife turns to the canvasser and calmly repeats her husband's declaration.